Abstract
When liberal satirist Samantha Bee and conservative outrage host Glenn Beck appeared on Bee’s program in 2016 to discuss the ways their political rhetoric might be similar, it provided an opportunity to think about how some the functions and outcomes of the genres of liberal satire and conservative opinion (outrage) may overlap. This chapter describes this conversation between the two show hosts and uses it as a springboard for the book. The chapter introduces the two questions at the heart of this book: Why is political satire so liberal? Why do liberals seem unsuccessful at talk radio and outrage programming? The chapter also chronicles how and why the author came to ask these questions and summarizes the remaining chapters of the book, providing a roadmap for readers.
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